World Beach Map

Where the sea is warmest in March

1,389 of 4,050 mapped beaches average 20 °C or more this month. Every figure is a measurement, not an estimate.

#BeachCountryMar °CWarmest month
1Eighty Mile BeachAustralia30.8Mar 30.8 °C
2Cable BeachAustralia30.4Mar 30.4 °C
3Padang BeachIndonesia29.9May 30.1 °C
4Mindil BeachAustralia29.9Dec 30.8 °C
5Air Manis beachIndonesia29.9May 30.1 °C
6Lameroo BeachAustralia29.9Dec 30.8 °C
7Madale BeachIndonesia29.9Apr 30.1 °C
8Settlers BeachAustralia29.9Mar 29.9 °C
9Batu FerringhiMalaysia29.8Jun 30.5 °C
10DominicalCosta Rica29.8Mar 29.8 °C
11Pantai CarolinaIndonesia29.8May 30.1 °C
12Nirwana BeachIndonesia29.8May 30.1 °C
13Colonia BeachCosta Rica29.8Mar 29.8 °C
14Playa Espadilla SurCosta Rica29.7Mar 29.7 °C
15Pak Meng beachThailand29.6May 30.4 °C
16Sungai Suci BeachIndonesia29.6May 30 °C
17Plages de MoyaFrance29.5Mar 29.5 °C
18Angsana BeachIndonesia29.5Nov 29.9 °C
19Batakan BeachIndonesia29.5Apr 29.8 °C
20SakouliFrance29.5Mar 29.5 °C
21Cenang BeachMalaysia29.5May 30.4 °C
22Ujung Pandaran BeachIndonesia29.5Apr 29.9 °C
23Tanjung RhuMalaysia29.5May 30.5 °C
24Tahiti plageFrance29.5Mar 29.5 °C
25Pagatan BeachIndonesia29.5Apr 29.9 °C
26Black Sand BeachMalaysia29.5May 30.5 °C
27Plage du PréfetFrance29.5Mar 29.5 °C
28Pantai TengahMalaysia29.5May 30.4 °C
29Mtsanga SazileyFrance29.5Mar 29.5 °C
30Plage de SohoaFrance29.5Mar 29.5 °C
31Plage de SoulouFrance29.5Mar 29.5 °C
32Trevani BeachFrance29.5Mar 29.5 °C
33Khlong Khong BeachThailand29.5May 30.3 °C
34Ba Kantiang BeachThailand29.5May 30.3 °C
35Klong Dao BeachThailand29.5May 30.3 °C
36Khlong Nin BeachThailand29.5May 30.3 °C
37Phra Ae BeachThailand29.5May 30.3 °C
38Relax Bay BeachThailand29.5May 30.3 °C
39Musicale PlageFrance29.5Mar 29.5 °C
40Plage de NyambadaoFrance29.5Mar 29.5 °C
41Hamouro BeachFrance29.5Mar 29.5 °C
42Moudou BeachFrance29.5Mar 29.5 °C
43Railay BeachThailand29.4May 30.3 °C
44Alappuzha BeachIndia29.4Apr 30 °C
45Anse LazioSeychelles29.4Apr 29.9 °C
46Cherai BeachIndia29.4Apr 30 °C
47Azheekal BeachIndia29.4Apr 29.9 °C
48Snehatheeram BeachIndia29.4Apr 30 °C
49Fort Kochi beachIndia29.4Apr 30 °C
50Anse source d´argentSeychelles29.4Apr 29.9 °C
51Marari BeachIndia29.4Apr 30 °C
52Morib BeachMalaysia29.4May 30.3 °C
53Munakkal BeachIndia29.4Apr 30 °C
54Anse GeorgetteSeychelles29.4Apr 29.9 °C
55Noppharat Thara BeachThailand29.4May 30.3 °C
56Arthunkal BeachIndia29.4Apr 30 °C
57Chethi BeachIndia29.4Apr 30 °C
58Thiruvizha BeachIndia29.4Apr 30 °C
59Charankattu BeachIndia29.4Apr 30 °C
60Anse Beau VallonSeychelles29.4Apr 29.8 °C
61Andhakaranazhi BeachIndia29.4Apr 30 °C
62Anse BoudinSeychelles29.4Apr 29.9 °C
63Anse PossessionSeychelles29.4Apr 29.9 °C
64Anse FourmisSeychelles29.4Apr 29.9 °C
65KappadIndia29.3Apr 29.8 °C
66Varkala BeachIndia29.3Apr 29.8 °C
67Kollam BeachIndia29.3Apr 29.8 °C
68Kozhikode BeachIndia29.3Apr 29.9 °C
69Chavakkad BeachIndia29.3Apr 29.9 °C
70Champagne BeachVanuatu29.3Feb 29.3 °C
71Anse IntendanceSeychelles29.3Apr 29.8 °C
72Aganoa BeachSamoa29.3Apr 29.4 °C
73Port Harcourt Tourist BeachNigeria29.3Mar 29.3 °C
74Valu BeachTimor-Leste29.3Dec 30.1 °C
75RawaiThailand29.3May 30 °C
76Pantai AkkarenaIndonesia29.3Apr 29.7 °C
77Praia BananaSão Tomé and Príncipe29.3Mar 29.3 °C
78Pantai Indah ModisiIndonesia29.3Apr 29.6 °C
79Klong Muang BeachThailand29.3May 30.3 °C
80Tubkaek BeachThailand29.3May 30.3 °C
81Nai Harn beachThailand29.3May 30 °C
82Ya NuiThailand29.3May 30 °C
83Modisi BeachIndonesia29.3Apr 29.6 °C
84Long BeachThailand29.3May 30 °C
85Ao Sane BeachThailand29.3May 30 °C
86PatongThailand29.2May 29.9 °C
87Shankumugham BeachIndia29.2Apr 29.7 °C
88Karon BeachThailand29.2May 29.9 °C
89Hat KataThailand29.2May 29.9 °C
90Muzhappilangad BeachIndia29.2Apr 29.8 °C
91Kamala beachThailand29.2May 29.9 °C
92Ibeno BeachNigeria29.2Apr 29.3 °C
93Kata Noi beachThailand29.2May 29.9 °C
94Mai KhaoThailand29.2May 29.9 °C
95Ela BeachPapua New Guinea29.2Jan 29.3 °C
96Chocas MarMozambique29.2Mar 29.2 °C
97Bentar BeachIndonesia29.2Nov 29.9 °C
98Duta BeachIndonesia29.2Nov 29.9 °C
99Thottada BeachIndia29.2Apr 29.8 °C
100Meenkunnu BeachIndia29.2Apr 29.8 °C

Questions

Where is the sea warmest in March?

Eighty Mile Beach, Australia, at 30.8 °C, the highest March mean among the 4,050 beaches this atlas measures.

How many beaches are warm enough to swim in March?

1,389 of 4,050 reach 20 °C or more as a monthly mean. Twenty degrees is the line used throughout this atlas, and it is stated rather than implied because a swimming season is an opinion dressed as a number unless the threshold is on the page.

Where do these numbers come from?

NOAA's OISST v2.1 monthly long-term mean for 1991 to 2020, on a 0.25° global grid, sampled at each beach's own coordinates. It is a satellite and buoy record, in the public domain, and nothing on this page is estimated or written by hand.